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2024-03-02: The wiki ran out of disk space, so things were not working. This has been resolved by adding another 5GB of quota ;-) Thanks to Tim Lindner for reporting the issues. 2020-05-17: If a page gives you an error about some revision not being found, just EDIT the page and the old page should appear in the editor. If it does, just SAVE that and the page should be restored. OS-9 Al (talk) 12:22, 17 May 2020 (CDT)

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We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages.  We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.).  This should be fun.  For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.
We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages.  We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.).  This should be fun.  For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.


==Latest CoCo News==
== CoCo and retro computing events ==
* On april 23-24, Glenside will have the 25th last Chicago CoCoFest !
=== 2024 ===
* '''1/16/2014:''' [[Boisy Pitre]] and [[Bill Loguidice]] have released a book on the history of the CoCo titled ''CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer''. The book can be [http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478/ purchased from Amazon.com].
* [https://www.vcfsocal.com/ February 17-18: Vintage Computer Festival SoCal (Southern California)]
* '''2014:''' Darren Atkinson's [[CoCoSDC]] floppy controller replacement.
** ''[https://www.vcfsocal.com/exhibitors CoPiCo:]'' "WiFi and More for the Tandy Color Computer." - Thomas Shanks
* Glenside is hosting the 2015 [[Chicago CoCoFEST!]].
** ''[https://www.vcfsocal.com/exhibitors TReaSures of the 80s!]'' Hands-on with various CoCos and a "one-of-a-kind heavily modified [[MC-10]]." - J. Rollins
*[[User:Computerdoc]] has tons of content on his user page here documenting all his projects.
* [https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ April 12-14: Vintage Computer Festival East]
 
* [[Chicago_CoCoFEST!#2024|May 4-5: The 32nd Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!]]
==Special Projects==
* [https://www.vcfsw.org/ June 23-25: Vintage Computer Festival Southwest]
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section, featuring:
* [http://www.tandyassembly.com/ September 27-29: Tandy Assembly 2024]
* [[1980 4K CoCo Programming Challenge]] - What could you have written in 1980 on the original 4K CoCo?
For more events, and info on past events, see [[Conventions]]
* [[30th Anniversary]] - Ideas and plans for the 30th Anniversary of the CoCo in 2010. This was never realized, but it is hoped some of the ideas may be carried forward and implemented at a future gathering.
* [[CoCo in the Movies]] - Listing of movies, TV shows, etc. that have featured a CoCo.
* [[DW4 Installation Guide]] - A Step by  Step Guide to installing DriveWire4, HDBDOS, and NitrOS-9_dw on a DW4 Coco setup.
* [[Getting Started with DriveWire]] - A short history and tutorial on DriveWire for your Color Computer 1, 2, or 3.
* [[New Development]] - Links to new CoCo hardware/software projects in development, including the CoCo-X Kickstarter project.
* [[VCC 1.4.3b and DW4 Installation Guide]] - A complete guid to installing the Vcc 1.4.3b Coco 3 emulator with Becker Port support for DriveWire4
* [[Where are they now?]] - ever wondered what former CoCo folks went on to do?


==Site Sections==
==Site Sections==
*[[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
* [[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
*[[CoCo|Color Computer Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
** [[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
*[[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 1
** [[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
*[[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 2
** [[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.
*[[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 3
* [[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
*[[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
* [[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
*[[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
* [[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
*[[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
* [[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
*[[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
** [[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information on the CoCo 1
*[[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
** [[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information on the CoCo 2
*[[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
** [[Deluxe Color Computer]] - Detailed information on the canceled Deluxe Color Computer
*[[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.
** [[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information on the CoCo 3
*[[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
** [[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
*[[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
* [[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.
*[[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.
** [[CoCo Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
* [[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
* [[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
* [[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
** [[Cross Development]]
** [[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.


==See Also==
==Special Projects==
*[[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section. This should be used for items that do not fit in to any of the main categories.
*[[CoCo Next Generation]] - A collaborative effort to write specifications for future CoCo development.
*[[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
*[[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.


==Special Pages==
==Special Pages==
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...let's get building!
...let's get building!
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 29 February 2024

WELCOME
Looking for CoCo help? If you are trying to do something with your old Color Computer, read this quick reference. Want to contribute to this wiki? Be sure to read this first. This CoCo wiki project was started on October 29, 2004. --OS-9 Al

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Welcome to the experimental CoCo Wiki! Help me fill this thing up with information on all things CoCo. You have to have an account to edit/create pages. If you are unfamiliar with how Wikis work, I'll have a short tutorial posted later. -- Allen

We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages. We can base it on other things that Wikipedia has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.). This should be fun. For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.

CoCo and retro computing events

2024

For more events, and info on past events, see Conventions

Site Sections

  • Articles - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
    • Datasheets - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
    • FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
    • Timeline - Color Computer historic timeline.
  • Companies - Past, present, and... future?
  • Conventions - Rainbowfests, Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
  • Emulators - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
  • Hardware - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
  • Internet Resources - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.
    • CoCo Links - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
  • People - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
  • Publications - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
  • Software - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!

Special Projects

Visit the new Special Projects section. This should be used for items that do not fit in to any of the main categories.

Special Pages

...let's get building!